2 tickets sold locally split $1.1M Cash 5 jackpot

By Mercury staff

Friday, July 26, 2013

MIDDLETOWN — Two tickets sold in the area split the $1.1 million Cash 5 jackpot picked Thursday night.

According to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The two tickets each matched the winning number drawn, which is 01-03-07-28-29. One of the tickets was sold at the 7-Eleven at 301 S. Lewis Road in Limerick and the other was sold at Your Bet, 3050 N. Fifth St. Highway in Reading.

The individual tickets are worth $572,808.50 before federal taxes, which are 25 percent of the winnings.

The owners of the stores where the tickets were purchased will each receive $5,000, according to the lottery.

The winners have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

If you hold the winning ticket, the lottery advises you to sign the back of the ticket and call the Lottery offices at 717-702-8146 and file a claim to the jackpot. Claims can be filed Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lottery headquarters.